Concert reviews
In this page you will find reviews with pictures and mp3 of the latest concerts
Ricardo 'Rik' Hambra has been participating, along with Ethnic Fusion Sound,
or as a guest musician.
Please, click on the picture to go to any of the concert's review page, enjoy!
All music performed composed and produced
by Rik Hambra -a.k.a.Aditya Varnam
(c) 2004 USA
This is a 'brand new work of Rik as a Musican/Composer/Producer
Rhytmic / Ambience / Ethnic blend Chill out / Meditative
Featuring:
Lead + Background voices,
Percussion Set: Indian Tabla, Gatham, Kanjira, Moorsing, Mediterranean Darbuka, Riq, Bendir;
Tampura drone, Keys & Digital programing.
guest musician:
Ed Laguillo: Sarod in Tabla Solo.
A new set of music compositions that marks a new stage in Rik Hambra's approach to the ethnic fusion music field.
Fresh, dynamic and innovative arrangements that makes
'108 Spirit'' a must have in any good listener's music collection.
Maek Sanders - World Roots mag, May '04
Constellation Trio at Makor, NYC
Featuring
Adam Chalk - Piano, Voice, Composer, Laptop music.
Brett Simons - Bass guitar, Double Bass, Laptop music
Aditya Varnam - Singer, Percussionist, Ethnic Fusion percussion set.
Led by Writer-Vocalist-Keyboardist Adam Chalk.(www.adamchalk.com) , with
Brett Simmons (www.brettsimons.com) acoust/elect Bass and
A. Varnam with ethnic fusion Percussion set and Vocals,
Constellation Trio combines projected images of current events with a multi-ethnic sound. Originally a New York native, Chalk has spent the past four years playing and recording music throughout Europe.
See thir web sites for more info.
In this page you will find some pictures and mp3 from the concert performed
at the Knitting Factory. in New York City on February 16th, 2003
Featuring:
The Damo Suzuki's Network
'Instant composing series'
D. Suzuki (Voice)
Elliot Sharp (8-String Guitarbass)
Keef Roberts (Keyboards)
Jonathan La Master (Bass, Violin)
Ulli Putsch (Drums)
Shu-ni Tsou (Ditzi = Chinese bamboo flutes set)
Aditya Varnam (Ethnic Fusion Percussion set, Singing Voice)
Jameela (Belly Dance)
'This music is definitely cubist' - Marina C. (fan)
'This music is a kind of spontaneous conference about the nature of mortality, pleasure and pain, music and self expression'.
Rik Hambra
Keep your good vibes share to the one next to you - Damo
In this page you will find some pictures and mp3 from the concert performed
at the S.I.R Studios. in New York City on February 22th, 2003
Featuring rock/ethnic fusion band:
'Captain Hilarious'
Adam Feder (Guitars, vocals)
Curt Steyer (Bass guitar, vocals)
Ron Cohen (Drums, vocals)
Rik Hambra (Ethnic Fusion Percussion set, singing voice)
*******
'Who is Captain Hilarious?
From out of the crack, Captain Hilarious has slithered.
He reports that he is on a goodwill mission to our planet and wishes to meet you.
*
'Congratulations for the debut concert/meeting with
"The Captain Hilarious Boy'
Frank T.
*
'They could be just another band on the road, but they have
something else, you know... keep up the good work'
S.C - fan
Ethnic Fusion Sound presents 'World, In Peace'
Featuring
Aditya Varnam - Singer, percussionist, music director.
Lara Colorado - Dancer, coreographer.

Tabla Solo
This multimedia performance is an observation and artistic approach to the actual situation we live after 9/11.
We display Ethnic Fusion music and movement to reflect our vision of how horror and hate of past experiences should be transformed into Harmony and Tolerance for our better present and future
J'Wish dub
n this page you will find some pictures and mp3 from ongoing concerts at the
Orensanz Foundation. in New York City, 2003
Adam Feder (guitars, voice)
Adam Seidman (Keyboards)
Lilly Lavner (vocals)
Matt Snyder (Clarinet)
Rik Hambra (Ethnic Fusion Percussion set, Singing Voice)
It's a blend of klezmer/Indian/Jazz fusion music styles,
in a very elegant way...
